May 25, 2012
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Dear Ask The Doctor: A few months ago playing soccer I turned my leg wrong while playing the ball up the field and I received a sharp pain in my lower abdominal/ groin area. I tried to continue to play but the pain was just too great. I have cut back on my athletic activities, but every time I think I am healed and ready to play again I aggravate it. I have tried ibuprofen, stretching, icing, heat... nothing seems to work. Someone suggested it may be a sports hernia, but from the research I have done I would know if it was a hernia. Do you have any suggestions? Dear Joseph: A sports hernia is a special type of hernia seen in athletes in variety of sports. Essentially, there is weakness in part of the lower abdominal wall which becomes symptomatic when significant force is exerted on the area such as occurs during sprinting, kicking etc. It does not behave like a traditional hernia in that there is no visible bulge. The first line of treatment for a sports hernia is rest, icing the area and pain-killers. This kind of management usually does not work and surgery is required to effectively treat the problem. The other explanation for your symptoms could be a simple muscle strain. The treatment is similar to that of a sports hernia except that surgery is rarely required. |
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